Beginners guide to Slow Stitching
The what, where, why and how of slow stitching
If you’re new to slow stitching, or new to the Stitch Café, this is a good place to start.
Slow stitch isn’t about speed or perfection - there are no rules, and you can’t go wrong.
It’s about calming your mind, working with what you have, and enjoying the process.
Below are the posts that form the Slow Stitch series, written to be read in order, but without any pressure to “keep up”.
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What is slow stitching?
An introduction to the practice, and why slowness matters.
What you need to get started
In the posts below, we discuss how little you need to get going.
Where can you slow stitch?
It turns out that you can stitch just about anywhere, as we discuss in this post.
Why should you start slow stitching?
There are many benefits of slow stitching, not least because it calms your mind and relaxes you, but it can also be a very social hobby. We discuss this in the following posts:
How to get started slow stitching
For those who are complete beginners, and don’t have many, if any, supplies, then the following post may help you get started, quickly and easily. It is designed to reduce the overwhelm that can often exist when starting something new.
Stitch projects and challenges
I like to challenge myself on a regular basis, and you can read about some of those challenges here:
Join our Stitch Library
I’ve curated a library filled with PDF guides and Workbooks which have been created as a result of our ongoing Seasonal Slow Stitch Book project.
If you’ve just arrived, start with the first slow stitch post at the top and take it at your own pace.
In the meantime, Happy stitching!
Jane